最新报道：According to a recent interview with Unchained, Coinbase's Layer 2 project, Base, announced on September 19th that it is exploring the possibility of issuing a token. This move marks a significant shift from Base's previous position that it had never planned to issue a token. Ryan Ye, a former member of Coinbase Ventures, predicts that the initial market capitalization of the Base token could be around $20 billion, with the potential to rise to $40 billion to $50 billion. He believes that the token issuance will significantly boost the development of the Base ecosystem and attract more developers and users. Ryan speculates that the token distribution may include: 20%-40% going to Coinbase, approximately 20% for an independent community treasury, and the remainder distributed to the community through airdrops or public sales. He also suggests that the Base token could function similarly to Ethereum's ETH, partially used for on-chain fee burning while potentially becoming a core liquidity asset in DeFi. Furthermore, Base has integrated with Solana on its testnet. Ryan believes this demonstrates that Base recognizes Solana as its primary competitor and is using this initiative to attract developers. He pointed out that the competition between Base and Solana primarily focuses on user culture and DeFi liquidity, with Base leaning more towards DeFi liquidity, while Solana has an advantage in user experience and consumer culture. Related Reading: Why is Base now reneging on its promise not to issue a new coin, having repeatedly stated it would?